diff --git a/.changeset/beige-keys-appear.md b/.changeset/beige-keys-appear.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4108600d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-keys-appear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sigstore/verify': minor
+---
+
+Export `VerificationPolicy` type
diff --git a/.changeset/gold-walls-smoke.md b/.changeset/gold-walls-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a845151c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-walls-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/packages/client/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/packages/client/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index fe5660b6..471a9ea0 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import {
   MessageSignatureBundleBuilder,
 } from '@sigstore/sign';
 import { VerificationError } from '@sigstore/verify';
-import { createBundleBuilder, createKeyFinder } from '../config';
+import {
+  createBundleBuilder,
+  createKeyFinder,
+  createVerificationPolicy,
+} from '../config';
 import { publicKeys } from './__fixtures__/bundles/valid';
 
 describe('createBundleBuilder', () => {
@@ -91,3 +95,43 @@ describe('createKeyFinder', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('createVerificationPolicy', () => {
+  describe('when the options specify a certificateIdentityEmail', () => {
+    const options = { certificateIdentityEmail: 'foo@bar.com' };
+
+    it('returns a verification policy', () => {
+      const policy = createVerificationPolicy(options);
+      expect(policy).toBeDefined();
+      expect(policy.subjectAlternativeName).toEqual(
+        options.certificateIdentityEmail
+      );
+      expect(policy.extensions).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the options specify a certificateIdentityURI', () => {
+    const options = { certificateIdentityURI: 'https://foo.bar.com' };
+
+    it('returns a verification policy', () => {
+      const policy = createVerificationPolicy(options);
+      expect(policy).toBeDefined();
+      expect(policy.subjectAlternativeName).toEqual(
+        options.certificateIdentityURI
+      );
+      expect(policy.extensions).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the options specify a certificateIssuer', () => {
+    const options = { certificateIssuer: 'https://bar.foo.com' };
+
+    it('returns a verification policy', () => {
+      const policy = createVerificationPolicy(options);
+      expect(policy).toBeDefined();
+      expect(policy.extensions).toBeDefined();
+      expect(policy.extensions?.issuer).toEqual(options.certificateIssuer);
+      expect(policy.subjectAlternativeName).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/client/src/__tests__/sigstore.test.ts b/packages/client/src/__tests__/sigstore.test.ts
index b48ae498..9b402ec7 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/__tests__/sigstore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/__tests__/sigstore.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ describe('#verify', () => {
     tufOptions = {
       tufMirrorURL: tufRepo.baseURL,
       tufCachePath: tufRepo.cachePath,
+      certificateIssuer: 'https://github.com/login/oauth',
     };
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/config.ts b/packages/client/src/config.ts
index d048f838..c235cc5c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/config.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ import {
   TSAWitness,
   Witness,
 } from '@sigstore/sign';
-import { KeyFinderFunc, VerificationError } from '@sigstore/verify';
+import {
+  KeyFinderFunc,
+  VerificationError,
+  VerificationPolicy,
+} from '@sigstore/verify';
 
 import type { MakeFetchHappenOptions } from 'make-fetch-happen';
 
@@ -112,6 +116,24 @@ export function createKeyFinder(keySelector: KeySelector): KeyFinderFunc {
   };
 }
 
+export function createVerificationPolicy(
+  options: VerifyOptions
+): VerificationPolicy {
+  const policy: VerificationPolicy = {};
+
+  const san =
+    options.certificateIdentityEmail || options.certificateIdentityURI;
+  if (san) {
+    policy.subjectAlternativeName = san;
+  }
+
+  if (options.certificateIssuer) {
+    policy.extensions = { issuer: options.certificateIssuer };
+  }
+
+  return policy;
+}
+
 // Instantiate the FulcioSigner based on the supplied options.
 function initSigner(options: SignOptions): Signer {
   return new FulcioSigner({
diff --git a/packages/client/src/sigstore.ts b/packages/client/src/sigstore.ts
index fb31525a..e3187b0c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/sigstore.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/sigstore.ts
@@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ export async function createVerifier(
     tlogThreshold: options.tlogThreshold,
   };
   const verifier = new Verifier(trustMaterial, verifierOptions);
+  const policy = config.createVerificationPolicy(options);
 
   return {
     verify: (bundle: SerializedBundle, payload?: Buffer): void => {
       const deserializedBundle = bundleFromJSON(bundle);
       const signedEntity = toSignedEntity(deserializedBundle, payload);
-      verifier.verify(signedEntity);
+      verifier.verify(signedEntity, policy);
       return;
     },
   };
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/verify/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 5281ecf7..708001e3 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   Signer,
   TrustMaterial,
   VerificationError,
+  VerificationPolicy,
   Verifier,
   VerifierOptions,
   toSignedEntity,
@@ -53,4 +54,7 @@ it('exports types', async () => {
 
   const keyFinderFunc: KeyFinderFunc = fromPartial({});
   expect(keyFinderFunc).toBeDefined();
+
+  const verificationPolicy: VerificationPolicy = fromPartial({});
+  expect(verificationPolicy).toBeDefined();
 });
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/__tests__/key/index.test.ts b/packages/verify/src/__tests__/key/index.test.ts
index 37dfa3c5..b2782bdb 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/__tests__/key/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/__tests__/key/index.test.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ describe('verifyCertificate', () => {
       expect(result.signer).toBeDefined();
       expect(result.signer.identity).toBeDefined();
       expect(result.signer.identity?.subjectAlternativeName).toBeDefined();
-      expect(result.signer.identity?.extensions.issuer).toEqual(
+      expect(result.signer.identity?.extensions?.issuer).toEqual(
         'https://github.com/login/oauth'
       );
       expect(result.signer.key).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/__tests__/policty.test.ts b/packages/verify/src/__tests__/policty.test.ts
index 59e2b260..209e6ae1 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/__tests__/policty.test.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/__tests__/policty.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ describe('verifySubjectAlternativeName', () => {
 
 describe('verifyExtensions', () => {
   describe('when the signer extensions are undefined', () => {
+    it('throws an error', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        verifyExtensions({ issuer: 'foo' }, undefined)
+      ).toThrowWithCode(PolicyError, 'UNTRUSTED_SIGNER_ERROR');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the signer extension values are undefined', () => {
     it('throws an error', () => {
       expect(() =>
         verifyExtensions({ issuer: 'foo' }, { issuer: undefined })
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/index.ts b/packages/verify/src/index.ts
index 6e206c3a..41f6bd5f 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/index.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export { PolicyError, VerificationError } from './error';
 export { KeyFinderFunc, TrustMaterial, toTrustMaterial } from './trust';
 export { Verifier, VerifierOptions } from './verifier';
 
-export type { SignedEntity, Signer } from './shared.types';
+export type { SignedEntity, Signer, VerificationPolicy } from './shared.types';
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/policy.ts b/packages/verify/src/policy.ts
index 4cda4bed..39b08fa4 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/policy.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/policy.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,14 @@ export function verifySubjectAlternativeName(
 
 export function verifyExtensions(
   policyExtensions: CertificateExtensions,
-  signerExtensions: CertificateExtensions
+  signerExtensions: CertificateExtensions = {}
 ): void {
-  if (policyExtensions.issuer) {
-    const policyIssuer = policyExtensions.issuer;
-    const signerIssuer = signerExtensions.issuer;
-
-    if (signerIssuer === undefined || signerIssuer !== policyIssuer) {
+  let key: keyof typeof policyExtensions;
+  for (key in policyExtensions) {
+    if (signerExtensions[key] !== policyExtensions[key]) {
       throw new PolicyError({
         code: 'UNTRUSTED_SIGNER_ERROR',
-        message: `invalid certificate issuer - expected ${policyIssuer}, got ${signerIssuer}`,
+        message: `invalid certificate extension - expected ${key}=${policyExtensions[key]}, got ${key}=${signerExtensions[key]}`,
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/shared.types.ts b/packages/verify/src/shared.types.ts
index 29c4524e..2bb4e605 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/shared.types.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/shared.types.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ limitations under the License.
 import type { TransparencyLogEntry } from '@sigstore/bundle';
 import type { X509Certificate, crypto } from '@sigstore/core';
 
+export type CertificateExtensionName = 'issuer';
 export type CertificateExtensions = {
-  issuer?: string;
+  [key in CertificateExtensionName]?: string;
 };
 
 export type CertificateIdentity = {
   subjectAlternativeName?: string;
-  extensions: CertificateExtensions;
+  extensions?: CertificateExtensions;
 };
 
+export type VerificationPolicy = CertificateIdentity;
+
 export type Signer = {
   key: crypto.KeyObject;
   identity?: CertificateIdentity;
diff --git a/packages/verify/src/verifier.ts b/packages/verify/src/verifier.ts
index 7a2f07e4..ee275c4b 100644
--- a/packages/verify/src/verifier.ts
+++ b/packages/verify/src/verifier.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 import { isDeepStrictEqual } from 'util';
-import { PolicyError, VerificationError } from './error';
+import { VerificationError } from './error';
 import { verifyCertificate, verifyPublicKey } from './key';
 import { verifyExtensions, verifySubjectAlternativeName } from './policy';
 import { verifyTLogTimestamp, verifyTSATimestamp } from './timestamp';
 import { verifyTLogBody } from './tlog';
 
-import type { CertificateIdentity, SignedEntity, Signer } from './shared.types';
+import type {
+  CertificateIdentity,
+  SignedEntity,
+  Signer,
+  VerificationPolicy,
+} from './shared.types';
 import type { TrustMaterial } from './trust';
 
 export type VerifierOptions = {
@@ -42,17 +47,14 @@ export class Verifier {
     };
   }
 
-  public verify(
-    entity: SignedEntity,
-    policy?: Required<CertificateIdentity>
-  ): Signer {
+  public verify(entity: SignedEntity, policy?: VerificationPolicy): Signer {
     const timestamps = this.verifyTimestamps(entity);
     const signer = this.verifySigningKey(entity, timestamps);
     this.verifyTLogs(entity);
     this.verifySignature(entity, signer);
 
     if (policy) {
-      this.verifyPolicy(signer, policy);
+      this.verifyPolicy(policy, signer.identity || {});
     }
 
     return signer;
@@ -155,22 +157,22 @@ export class Verifier {
     }
   }
 
-  private verifyPolicy(signer: Signer, policy: Required<CertificateIdentity>) {
-    if (!signer.identity) {
-      throw new PolicyError({
-        code: 'UNTRUSTED_SIGNER_ERROR',
-        message: 'no signer identity',
-      });
-    }
-
+  private verifyPolicy(
+    policy: VerificationPolicy,
+    identity: CertificateIdentity
+  ) {
     // Check the subject alternative name of the signer matches the policy
-    verifySubjectAlternativeName(
-      policy.subjectAlternativeName,
-      signer.identity.subjectAlternativeName
-    );
+    if (policy.subjectAlternativeName) {
+      verifySubjectAlternativeName(
+        policy.subjectAlternativeName,
+        identity.subjectAlternativeName
+      );
+    }
 
     // Check that the extensions of the signer match the policy
-    verifyExtensions(policy.extensions, signer.identity.extensions);
+    if (policy.extensions) {
+      verifyExtensions(policy.extensions, identity.extensions);
+    }
   }
 }